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Enrollment
1,184
High
DISTRICT 637 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENNETT CONSOLIDATED SD·NCES 421269006482
Kennett High School
100 East South Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348 · (610) 444-6620 · Chester County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,184 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
606 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 299 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 290 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 316 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 279 | 24% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kennett Consolidated SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
37.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.1% | 37.1% |
| 2023-24 | 55.1% | 35.0% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Kennett High School
Kennett High School's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennett High School this school | 1,184 | 51.2% | 46.5% |
| Freedom High School Bethlehem | 1,792 | 53.2% | 41.1% |
| Liberty High School Bethlehem | 2,541 | 64.3% | 33.7% |
| Wyomissing Area JSHS Wyomissing | 965 | 41.0% | 49.8% |
| Conestoga Valley SHS Lancaster | 1,304 | 46.6% | 59.1% |
| Wilson Area High School Easton | 709 | 52.9% | 54.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kennett High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #357 of 576 | #14 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #330 of 626 ▲ 14 | #15 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #285 of 626 ▲ 111 | #14 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,184 | #133 of 713 | #12 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #387 of 601 | #11 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #105 of 604 | #6 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #337 of 619 | #5 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #156 of 373 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,184
-203 (-15%) vs 2020
+101% since 1990-91, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 19.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,184 | 80.6 | 14.7:1 | 51% (606) |
| 2023-24 | 1,267 | 83.1 | 15.3:1 | 48% (606) |
| 2022-23 | 1,286 | 80.6 | 16.0:1 | 37% (482) |
| 2020-21 | 1,387 | 73 | 19.0:1 | 30% (422) |
| 2017-18 | 1,334 | 79.4 | 16.8:1 | 31% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 1,283 | 79 | 16.2:1 | 34% (438) |
| 2010-11 | 1,293 | 79 | 16.4:1 | 32% (416) |
| 2000-01 | 897 | 61 | 14.7:1 | 34% (305) |
| 1990-91 | 590 | 55 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennett High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,334 to 1,184); teachers up 2% (79.4 to 80.6).
About Kennett High School
Kennett High School is a large high school in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Enrollment stands at 1,184 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 60% bigger than the 738-student average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Kennett High School is part of a district of 6 schools: Kennett Consolidated SD, with 3,822 students.
The largest group at Kennett High School is White students, at 46%. The remaining students are 46% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census figures show Chester County is about 77% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kennett High School scores 57%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kennett High School is 14.7:1, based on 80.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania, 12.8:1, is lower. Kennett High School counts 51% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Chester County is 38%.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 55.7%. Kennett High School scores 46.5%.
For the population of Chester County, the median household earns about $127,208 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Kennett High School shares Chester County with 110 other public schools.
Kennett High School's nearest public school is Mary D Lang Kdg Center (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Kennett High School ranks 7th of 7 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 15%, from 1,387 to 1,184. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 19.0:1 to 14.7:1.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Chester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,840
Census ACS
Median income
$127,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
83,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kennett Consolidated SD
- Kennett Middle SchoolMiddle · 902 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- New Garden Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Bancroft Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Mary D Lang Kdg CenterElementary · 304 students
Other schools in Kennett Square
- Unionville High SchoolHigh · 1,263 students
- Charles F Patton Middle SchoolMiddle · 842 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Bancroft Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Unionville Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Mary D Lang Kdg CenterElementary · 304 students
Other Kennett High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Kennett High. Kennett High School is the largest of the 3.
- Kennett High SchoolNorth Conway, NH · 642 students
- KENNETT HIGHKENNETT, MO · 493 students
Nearby schools
- Mary D Lang Kdg Center0.4 mi · 304
- Bancroft Elementary School2.4 mi · 403
- duPont (H.B.) Middle School2.8 mi · 764
- New Garden Elementary School2.8 mi · 473
- Greenwood Elementary School2.8 mi · 556
- Unionville High School3.2 mi · 1,263
Frequently asked questions
About Kennett High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kennett High School?
Kennett High School enrolls approximately 1,184 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Kennett High School serve?
Kennett High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kennett High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kennett High School is approximately 14.7:1 (81 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kennett High School?
At Kennett High School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 46% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Kennett High School public or private?
Kennett High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kennett Consolidated SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.